BURNT RICE

The Field of Burnt Rice is situated in the compound of a house belonging to Ku Halim bin Ku Hassan, Kampung Raja, Mukim Padang Mat Sirat, 17km from Kuah town.

When the battle broke up between Siam and Langkawi at pancur Straits, Dato Kemboja as chief of the Langkawi army felt that they might fall into the enemy’s hands. Immediately he sent a messenger to Padang Mat Sirat to get all the Kampung folks to collect all their paddy harvests to a place and burn them.

The Kampung folks dug a big hole in the ground and put all the collected paddy into it. This was done so that the Siamese would not be able to get hold of the paddy which would be their main source of supply to get a foothold on Langkawi Island.

From this incident, until now, there are still traces of burnt rice which can be clearly seen from Ku Halim Ku Hassan’s house.